| ~~Date~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Feb 1 2002 | Application (A01-577) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ |
| | of certiorari from February 14, 2002 to March 16, 2002, submitted |
| | to The Chief Justice. |
| Feb 4 2002 | Application (A01-577) granted by the Chief Justice extending the |
| | time to file until March 15, 2002. |
| Mar 15 2002 | Petition for writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 18, 2002) |
| Apr 9 2002 | Order extending time to file response to petition until May 18, |
| | 2002. |
| May 3 2002 | Brief of respondent Navajo Nation in opposition filed. |
| May 7 2002 | LODGING consisting of ten bound copies of related material |
| | submitted by counsel for the respondent. |
| May 14 2002 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 30, 2002 |
| May 22 2002 | Reply brief of petitioner United States filed. |
| Jun 3 2002 | Petition GRANTED. This case is set for oral argument in tandem |
| | with No. 01-1067, United States v. White Mountain Apache Tribe. |
| | SET FOR ARGUMENT December 2, 2002. |
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| Jul 10 2002 | Order extending time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's |
| | brief on the merits to and including August 8, 2002. |
| Aug 7 2002 | Order further extending time to file the joint appendix and |
| | petitioner's brief on the merits to and including August 19, 2002. |
| Aug 19 2002 | Joint appendix filed. |
| Aug 19 2002 | *Joint appendix in two volumes |
| Aug 19 2002 | Brief of petitioner United States filed. |
| Aug 19 2002 | Motion of Peabody Coal Company, et al. for leave to file a brief |
| | as amici curiae filed. |
| Aug 22 2002 | LODGING consisting of twenty bound copies of related material |
| | submitted by counsel for amici Peabody, et al. |
| Aug 28 2002 | Order extending time to file respondent's brief on the merits to |
| | and including October 9, 2002. |
| Aug 30 2002 | Motion of respondent Navajo Nation to strike amicus curiae Peabody |
| | Coal Company's lodging filed. |
| Sep 11 2002 | Opposition of amici Peabody, et al. to motion of respondent to |
| | strike lodging filed. |
| Sep 18 2002 | Navajo Nation reply to opposition to motion of Peabody filed. |
| Oct 7 2002 | Motion of Peabody Coal Company, et al. for leave to file a brief |
| | as amici curiae GRANTED. |
| Oct 7 2002 | Motion of respondent Navajo Nation to strike amicus curiae Peabody |
| | Coal Company's lodging GRANTED. |
| Oct 9 2002 | Brief of respondent Navajo Nation filed. |
| Oct 9 2002 | Brief amici curiae of Jicarilla Apache Nation and Pueblo of Laguna |
| | filed. |
| Oct 9 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians filed. |
| Oct 9 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of National Congress of American Indians filed. |
| Nov 7 2002 | CIRCULATED. |
| Nov 12 2002 | Reply brief of petitioner United States filed. |
| Nov 29 2002 | Record filed. |
| Dec 2 2002 | ARGUED. |
| Mar 4 2003 | Adjudged to be REVERSED and REMANDED Ginsburg, J., delivered the |
| | opinion of the Court, in which Rehnquist, C.J., and Scalia, |
| | Kennedy, Thomas, and Breyer, JJ., joined. Souter, J., filed a |
| | dissenting opinion, in which Stevens and O'Connor, JJ., joined. |
| Apr 3 2003 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Apr 7 2003 | Record returned to U.S.C.A. for the Federal Circuit. |
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